Omkar Dattatray
Both the common man and the government want peace, trinqulity and end of the uncertainty. The government of NDA headed by BJP claim that peace and normalcy is returning to Jammu and Kashmir but ground reality says a different story and does not substantiate with the government’s claim. One fails to understand as to what the normalcy means in the terrorist infested union territory. The government spokesmen wear biased spectacles and their definition of normalcy is altogether different from meaning of normalcy of the common Kashmiri and people do not accept the biased claim of normalcy of the government. The killings of the innocent people and martyrdom of the security forces Jawans continue to sock land of Kashmir with innocent human blood and normalcy seen nowhere, except in press briefings of the government. There is hardly any normalcy and atmosphere of peace and tranquility in Kashmir as innocent human blood continue to be spilled by the sadistic marauders at the behest of Pakistan but the government is parroting the false theory of normalcy to distract the attention of the people from the real issues and problems confronting them. The rulers also project the theory of normalcy to leech to the power as the cosy-chair is so dear to the political apparatus and they do not like to part the power under any circumstance and thus give false statistics to substantiate their normalcy theory. But the ground situation does not corroborate the government version about the normalcy. The innocent people and the security forces continue to lose their precious lives in Kashmir which is very unfortunate. Day in and day out, the plebeians are killed and security forces continue to get martyrdom at altar of the countries integrity and sovereignty and the normalcy and peace is not found in Kashmir as the land of Sufi saints is socked with the innocent human blood. The killings of the innocents and martyrdom of the security forces Jawans should stop for the return of normalcy and peace. However, this is not happening in Jammu and Kashmir where people, army and paramilitary forces continue to attain martyrdom at hands of the barbaric terrorists and it is a matter of serious concern to all right thinking people. The terrorists are taking sadistic pleasure in killing and spilling of the human blood but our governments are advocating the normalcy theory to mislead public opinion while the fact is that there is no normalcy in Kashmir. The people of Kashmir have become habitual of working in an atmosphere of fear and suspicion and amid the fear psychosis. The fear of gun wielding marauders continues in Kashmir and the people live in perpetual fear and uncertainty thanks to the terrorism which continues at the behest of the enemy country. There is no safety to the person and property of the people in Kashmir and the noise of the guns and bombs are a daily occurrence and normalcy is not existent and normalcy is only in the television screens and the press briefings but in actual life situations there is no normalcy and tranquility. The rulers were biased spectacles and thus give biased versions about so called normalcy while the fact is that there is hardly any normalcy while fear and suspicion rule supreme in Kashmir. Therefore Kashmir situation is far from normal because the parameter of normalcy is not found in terrorist infested Kashmir where people continue to be made the targets for killings and the security forces both of the centre and the policemen are martyred by the gun wielding terrorists. Whether the terrorist or the innocent man or the security forces Jawan loses life, it is the precious human blood which is lost and therefore this bloodbath should stop for the return of the complete normalcy, otherwise we can say that there is no sign of normalcy in Kashmir. Since the people and soft targets are killed by the terrorists to show their dirty presence and the security forces are get martyred in Kashmir at the hands of the terrorists and so the government claims of normalcy are but a bundle of lies and there are no takers of the government version about the normalcy. But what is seen in practical field in Kashmir is continuance of the atmosphere of fear, suspicion and uncertainty and this cannot be called as normalcy by any standard as the basic parameter and criteria of normalcy is missing and so normalcy is far from truth. The rulers only parrot normalcy to hide their failures on the front of fighting the scourge of terrorism and terrorism and hence they only claim false normalcy which not found in the troubled valley of Kashmir. The necessary steps in the direction of normalcy should be sincerely taken by the powers so that real normalcy is made possible. But to create the conditions of normalcy is not that easy but it is challenging job and needs determination and strong will on the part of the rulers. It also needs that the army and other security agencies which are fighting terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir should be given free hand to fight terrorism to finish. It is a matter of satisfaction that the BJP government has given a free hand to the security forces to fight terrorism. Thus the disciplined security forces are neutralizing the hardcore terrorists and the operation all out is in progress and a great number of terrorists were killed by our security forces. While the security forces are killing the terrorists involved in the heinous crimes against the man and god but it is also a fact that the terrorists continue to martyr the security forces and it is a matter of serious concern. Though the security forces have an upper hand in fighting terrorism but the terrorists continue the killings of the innocent people. Not only the innocent people get killed by the terrorists but the security forces also lose their precious lives while defending the integrity and sovereignty of the country. Much human blood has been lost in over three decades of terrorism due to the barbaric incidents and acts of terrorists and there is no stop to the mayhem and dance of death and it is going unabated and is consuming precious lives of the innocent people and the security forces which is very disturbing and should not take place. The naked dance of death is continuing in Kashmir and there seems no possibility of its end in near future as the mastermind of terrorism -Pakistan is fomenting trouble in Jammu and Kashmir. Thus unless and until the base of terrorism is not attacked and dismantled the talk of normalcy is humbug and therefore for normalcy in Kashmir the terrorist sites and camps in POK and Pakistan should be attacked to dismember terrorism and terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir. This if we want an end to the gun culture and terrorism in Kashmir the urgent need is to destroy the terrorist training camps in Pakistan occupied Kashmir so that Pakistan is not in a position to train, support and export terrorists to Jammu and Kashmir. Therefore India should attack the terrorist training camps in PoK and other parts of Pakistan to give a death kneel to terrorism and terrorism. Since there is an upper hand to security forces in the fight against the terrorism in Kashmir and this should be maintained to defeat the scourge of terrorism. Not that the terrorists are not killed by the security forces but it is very unfortunate that he security forces also get martyred and this is a great loss to the country. Roughly speaking everyday army Jawans, CRPF men and the Jammu and Kashmir police men give the supreme sacrifice of their lives to uphold the integrity and sovereignty of the country. So where the normalcy is in Kashmir, as innocent human blood continues to be spilled by enemies of humanity which includes the precious blood of our security forces. Thus for the normalcy, peace and development the killings of all sorts should stop so that normalcy in true sense of the term will return to Kashmir so that the people will recognize and appreciate it.
(The author is a retired
Education Officer and Columnist).